Applying device



J. WI COSGROVE. APPLYlNG DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27,1919.

1,392,301. Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE. i

JOHN W. CoseRovE, or naproxen, MASSACHUSETTS, AssrGNOR To UNITED VSHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OE PATERsoN, NEW JERSEY, n CORPORATION 0E NEW JERSEY.

APPLYrN DEVICE.

specicau'nofrettersPatent. 'y Patented `06h14, ,1921.

Application led January 27, 1919. Serial 110.273,35?.

To all 'whomalt may concern? y Be' it known thatI, JOHN W. CosGRovE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Medtord, in theV county of Middlesex and ySuch devicesare employed, for example,

upon cementing machines. t In organizations of this character it is customary to usey either i flexible brushes or solidy applying rolls formed of metal, in the periphery of the applying surfaces of which rolls` are depressions or pockets-to receive and present the luid to the work. yThe dimensions of these pockets to accomplish theproper del livery of the fluid depend upon its visj cOsityfthe thinner kthefluid, the smaller being the pockets. W'ith some substancesyas extremely thinl cements, it is a matter of considerable diiiculty to produce in the rolls sufficiently minute and properly distributed depressions, `and an object of` the kpresent invention is to' provide such an applying de- K y, v y y f -burrounding thecore and contacting `with the shouldery 12 lis an abutment VYfurnished vice. v

For thisipurpose; I construct the device of relatively line ilaments oflexible material,'which may be in roups, these being compressed into af rigid ody which is immovableby vcontact with the work. 'Between the lends of adjacent filaments spaces occur which are especially 'effective in holding and delivering freely viowing fluids'. In4 the ar rangement shown, there isa support upon which are mounted relatively movable abutmentsl `Between the abutments the ilaments extendy to substantially the same dis-- tance' loutwardly romfthey support as the" abutments. `Associated withthe abutments, is means` for moving Oneor both of 'them to compress the filaments tothe desired rigidity', and, becauseof vthe similar length tremities of the former, so that the depresk sions are -not, disturbed by ycontact' with the'work.-` Thereis als'opreferably included in the device means for moving the laments port'.

"line 2`-,2-of Fig. 3; and

inanotherfdirection than that in which'the `compressing "force acts, that is, ,at an angle to the direction of movementrof thel abutments.A By'this expedient, the filaments are raised during compression, as by a member movable with an abutment and having an inclined end to engagethe inner ends of 'thelilarnents adjacent tothe support, until their outer extremities are in the correct relation.v In the illustrated'embodiment, the

device is: cylindrical, thel support takingthe ,form of ayt-ube, the Aabut'ments being (disks,

and the means for moving the ilamentsoutwardly beingay sleeve? surroundingzthe supjIn the accompanying drawing, c -I "l'f 5 Figurejl' is a central longitudinal section tlil'ugh lon@ @filly improved devices during "the aSSGIIlbling of its elements;V '1

`Ei`g."2" is ai side ,elevation thereof after completion, with`V ai portion section yon the Fig. vis a side elevation with portions brokenaway'and in section.

' wtubular support "or 1core L10 has at one "enda shoulder or flange `12, across which "is a slot 14 to receive a'proj ection upon adriving ,shaft .(not' shown). At ythe opposite extremity of the ycore isa'reduced threaded ortiony 16, upon which yoperates af nut`18.

by a'disk20, while movabletoward this disk is van opposite disk-abutment 22.- rlhe latter is preferably carried by "the Aendv of sleeve'r 24, fitting the core to slide thereon and havout- "other, naturally Kflexible material, these lfilamentsj extending, in f" substantially radial' directions. To. temporarily -hold' the `filaments in" theffdesired relation while assembling, theyy may berv arranged in groups in disk form prior to application'to the core and sleeve -"by gluing or otherwisesecuring them 'between pairs of rings 30 of cardboard, fabricl or'ithe like. The inner diameter of Ith'e'se ringspermitsthemz tojust slip "over the sleeye 245,'fwhile atvk their peripheriesf they extend to *points* considerably* within the applying surface.

be held upon `both the core and sleeve or a portion of this. Between two of the groups of filaments and dividing the device into sections, preferably .near its longitudinal center, may be inserted a feedingmember consisting of a disk 32 of metal having about its edge work-engaging projections `34. iVith the groups of filaments 1n place upon the core and sleeve, the point 26 of the latter is started upon the former, at which time the nut 18 may be engaged with the thread 16. The nut `is then turned to move the sleeve over thecore,compressing the filaments between the two abutmentdisks. As the sleeve travels, its inclined end v,raises group aftergroup of filaments, and

also the ring 30, until the outerends ofthe 'filaments are substantially alined transversely with thejouter edges of the disks. Asvto the disk 82', its projections lie somewhat, outside the applying surface lto engage the work more effectively. V.When the nut 18 reachesa shoulder 36 between the reduced portion and the main body ofthe core, the compression -o-f the filaments is completed, as'A illustrated in Fig. 2 ofthe drawing. At this time, the ends of the fibers furnish an immovable surface when pressed against the Awork, while between them are small fluid-receiving pits ordepressions.r This surface may` befinished,

I claim asnewwand desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United VSta-tes is: y

l. An applying device `comprising relatively fine filaments of flexible material compressed into a rigid body yat the apply- Ving surface.

pendentrfgroups ofrelatively fine, filaments of flexible material compressed into a body presenting a continuousrigid surface..

3.- An lapplying device having a support,

. naturally fiexible filaments extending from the support and providingV an applying surface, and means arranged to press the fila-l ments together into a-bodyA having a Vrigid 4. A l support, naturally flexible filaments extending from -thesupport andproviding atv theirn y 4outerends an applying surface, and means arranged to compress the filaments to a condition of rigidity in which `the applying rvsurface is immovable by ,Contact with ,the

spaced,abutments mounted on the support,

coating. applying device having a work, there being betweenV the ends of the filaments minute depressions to receive the coating substance. j

5. An applying device having a support, spaced abutments mounted on the support, filaments carried by the support between the abutments and having their ends in substantially vthe same surface as the outer edges of the abutments, and means arranged to move the abutments relatively toward one another to compress the filaments.

6. An applying device having a support, spaced abutments mounted on the support, independent circumferential groups of filaments extending outwardly about the supl'port between the abutments, and means arranged to force the abutments toward one another, thereby forcing the groups of filaments together and compressing the filaments inthe groups. y Y

7. An applying device comprising relatively fine filaments of flexible material compressed into a rigid body, .and means operable as a result of the compression of the yfil'allnents formoving said filaments. in another direction than that `in which the'compressing force acts. v v

8. Anapplying device having a support,

spaced abutments `mounted, on the support, filaments carried bythe support between the abutments,.,means arrangedV to move the f 9. An applying device having a support independent groups of filaments carried by .abutments relatively toward one anotherto compress the filaments, yand meansarranged .to travel with an` abutment to move the filaments during compression at. an .angle to the direction of movement ofthe abutments.

the supportbetween lthe abutments, means.,`

arranged to force the abutments toward one l another, thereby forcing the groups oflfila- Vto an abutment to Vmove the groups of filaments during compression at an angle tothe y y Y direction of movement of the abutment. 2. An applying device-comprising inde- 10. An applyingdevice having a support, spaced abutments mounted onthe support, laments carriedby the support between the n abutments, means .arranged to `move the cylindrical applying surface, a'disk carried I by the support and fixed against movement fromfthe filaments, adi-sk movable on the support toward the filaments, the peripheries of the ydisks being in substantial alinement with the outer extremities of the filaments, and means arranged to move the disk on the support.

12. An applying device having a cylindrical Support, filaments arranged in a series of disk-like groups about the support, abutments carried by the support at opposite'ends of the series and being substantially equal in diameter to the groups of filaments, and means arranged to move the abutments relatively to one another to c0mpress the groups of filaments.

13. An applying device having a cylindrical support, filaments extending there-r from and furnishing at their outer ends a cylindrical applying surface, a disk carried by the support and fixed against movement from the filaments, a disk movable on the support toward the filaments, the peripheries of the disks being in substantial alinement With the outer extremities of the filaments, means arranged to move the abut-` ment on the support, and a feed disk dividing the filaments into sections and extending at its periphery beyond the ends of said filaments.

14. An applying device having a cylindrical support, filaments arranged in a series of diskLlike groups about the support, abutments carried by the support at opposite ends of the series and being substantially equal in diameter to the groups of filaments, means arranged to move the abutments relatively to one another to compress the groups of filaments, and a feed disk Situated between groups of filaments and being of greater diameter than said groups.

15. An applying device having a central support, filaments extending therefrom and furnishing at their outer ends an applying surface, disks surrounding the support and relatively movable a ainst the filaments, said disks being arrange to exert pressure upon the filaments to their outer extremities, and means arranged to effect the relative movement of the disks.

16. An applying devioe comprising relatively fine filaments of flexible material extending in a direction substantially radial to a central axis and being compressed into a ri 'd body at the applying surface.

n testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN W. COSGROVE. 

